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04-17-2005, 07:16 PM | #1 |
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| How long can I leave my Yorkie alone? Typically, at my house my mom is home to take care of our yorkie, Belle, but her schedule just changed this week so she has to work from Monday-Thursday, from 9-5. I have work and class myself, so Belle will be home alone from 9:00a-3:00p. She's a 4 month old Yorkie, and usually there's someone around to watch her, will she be okay alone for 6 hours? i've just heard bad stories. Can anyone offer some advice? Jon |
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04-17-2005, 07:18 PM | #2 |
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| I won't leave my dogs alone for more than 2 hours at a time, but that's just my own belief. Bailey is almost 4 months old, and I still think he's too young to be by himself for that long. Is Belle fully potty trained? Will she be in a crate while she's by herself? |
04-17-2005, 07:34 PM | #3 |
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| Jon theres only one cure for a lonely yorkie, you need to get another to keep her company !!!!!!!! lol |
04-17-2005, 07:40 PM | #4 |
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| leaving Belle alone Belle isn't fully potty trained, but she'll go in the same spots, so all we do is put down puppy pads in those spots. Her potty breaks aren't really my concern, it's just the loneliness factor Jon |
04-17-2005, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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| this was my problem as well! when i first got oreo, i was with him constantly 24/7. until i started working full time i was gone almost 9 hours a day , but my boyfriend would be at my house to take care of him, clean up after him, feed him.. and my brothers would always be home to check up on him. but he got really lonely i could tell, so i bought Ginger, and although i don't leave them alone (they stay at my boyfriends house when i'm at work) .. they are so happy together, that when i do leave them to go shopping/run errands for a few hours, they are still happily playing with each other. and to be honest if i could i'd get another one! so i could rotate playing with them! lol |
04-18-2005, 02:19 PM | #6 |
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| Stomper is home 10 hours a day alone - Monday through Friday. He is fine. Adjusted very well since he has been alone like that since we got him. We just give him TONS of love when we get home. He does great alone. Just needs tons of toys and music!
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04-18-2005, 02:23 PM | #7 |
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| Yes My Rylee is home all day alone too, but we make up for it at night and on weekends. She is perfectly fine.
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04-18-2005, 02:24 PM | #8 |
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| Bella is home 6 hrs a day by herself M-F and doing well. We do have two indoor cats that keep her busy. We put her in the kitchen with baby gates. She has her food, water and a house inside there along with lots of toys. She does go a little crazy when we get home since she is so excited!!
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04-18-2005, 02:31 PM | #9 |
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| Jon, I think Bella will be fine, if you keep her isolated, so she doesnt get into trouble, they usually sleep alot, when not stimulated. Safe toys, water and food, and her pee pee pads. I have heard a radio is good for noise for pups, that way they dont miss you as much. Good luck, and keep us posted of the outcome. Chelsea'sMom |
04-18-2005, 03:31 PM | #10 |
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| thanks for your advice, all. I guess i just needed some reassurance that she could be kept at home alone and be okay! tomorrow is her first long day alone, so i'll make sure to give her lots of love tonight and tomorrow. |
04-19-2005, 07:49 AM | #11 |
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| Let us know how she does on her 1st day, we'll be thinking of her.. |
07-27-2009, 09:02 AM | #12 | |
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He's trained to pee on the pee-pads and I have the plastic pee pad holder so he can't rip it out and eat it. I am planning on adjusting his 3 meals to 6:15am, 5:15pm, and 9:00pm when he reaches 4 months old. I go to bed at 11pm. Thanks! | |
07-27-2009, 09:19 AM | #13 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I hope that she isn't given full run of the house while you are away, this actually makes a dog more nervous, and can lead to trouble. I would use an x-pen, or put her crate in the bathroom, where she can come and go at will. This way you can be fairly certain she won't find cords to chew on. Give her some chewing toys, and many people recommend the toys that you can add kibble to, and they work to get their food.
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07-27-2009, 09:36 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | On work days I leave the house around 7am to drop the kids off at daycare and then get to work by 8am. I bring the pups out as soon as I wake up and before I leave the house. When my husband gets up he walks them again before leaving and then comes home in between to let them out. Last week, it was raining and they hate going out in the rain so I put their crate in my daughter's bathroom with the door open and then left their food, water and put wee wee pads all over the floor and then closed the bathroom door. They were fine all day. They went on the pads. I got home around 5:30pm. My husband did come home to check up on them but even if he hadn't I think they would have been okay anyway.
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07-27-2009, 10:55 AM | #15 |
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| I just posted the following post in another thread, but it pertains to your situation, so I'm just going to change the he to she and paste it here.... As long as she has her needs met w/water/food/pee pads, she should be fine...I've always worked, since I got Apple, and she's had to stay by herself for about 8 1/2 hrs. a day...I used to keep her in the kitchen (gated), but now she has the living room/dining room/kitchen and entry hall...The ONLY think is you have to really "baby proof" the room...For me, I have to throw the breaker switch on the plugs in the living room/dining room...I just swtiched them all off and on, 'till I found the right one, and voila, I switch it off in the morning, and switch it on in the evening...It's a "just in case" thing, as she doesn't chew electrical cords, but'cha never know w/these babies...Btw, I, totally, spend every possible waking hour w/her on my day off, and I walk her 30 minutes in the morning, before work, and 30 minutes in the evening, after work...Sometimes I don't feel like it, but it sure does help her w/her exercise, energy level, etc. etc. etc...Hope this helps... |
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